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EXTERNAL COMBUSTION — A local resident's car ignited recently near the 32nd Street Market, but even the fire station on Jefferson Boulevard couldn't keep the engine from burning out. The firefighters responded to the call and attempted to put out the blaze with fire-extinguishing chemicals. The portable extinguishers were empty, however, and the fire continued until the engine was gutted. DT photo by Denis Wolcott.
Daily § Trojan
University of Southern California
New music copyright law may add to cost of Songfest production
Volume LXXIII, Number 29
Los Angeles, California
Thursday, March 30, 1978
Administrator proposes cutting MEChA’s $20,000 fund request
James Appleton, vice-president of student affairs, rejected a proposal that $20,000 be allotted to MEChA for funding of programs in a meeting Wednesday with representatives from university minority affairs groups.
The proposal was contained in a report MEChA submitted to Appleton in mid-February, informing him of minority students’ interests and needs.
Appleton said MEChA should allot $500 for operations and from $2,000 - $4,000 for celebrations or cultural events from funds allocated at the discretion of student affairs.
“The Office of Student Affairs is here for the needs of the students, to provide counseling and other services, but it is not appropriate for us to provide a large amount of funds independently to student organizations,” Appleton said.
“Five hundred dollars can in no way cover the cost of materials and supplies,” said Merci Marquez, a MEChA representative. “For example, MEChA doesn’t even have a typewriter and those alone cost $450. With these limited supplies and a shortage of funds, how can we provide minority students with the services they need?”
Gay students may file suit against university
By Jim Saenz
Staff Writer
Several members of the Gay Student Union have met with Rep. Yvonne Braithwaite Burke (D-Calif.) to consider filing a discrimination suit against the university and the Board of Trustees.
The union has been trying for several years to include the rights of gay individuals in the university’s decision-making policies.
The basis for the possible law suit arose after the university denied the union’s request to change its nondiscriminatory policy by including a clause prohibiting discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation.
“We met with Burke last February. She is involved with a bill aimed at extending civil rights protection to gay people and we reviewed all that has taken place in the matter thus far, and also what we can do to get the administration to agree with us,” said Rodney Hoffman, a union member who is heading the effort.
Burke, who is also a member of the university’s Board of Trustees, is a co-sponsor ofthe national Gay Rights Bill, now pending in Congress.
“She is very supportive of our efforts but I’m afraid she hasn’t been able to get much accomplished in getting the process speeded up,” Hoffman said.
Hoffman said Burke is also a candidate for California Attorney General, and has been unable to meet with the university administration.
“To my knowledge, she sent a letter to Carl Franklin (vice-president of legal affairs) to meet with him to discuss the situation, but as of yet the meeting hasn’t taken place,” Hoffman said.
,fBecause the progress is moving at such a glacial pace, I tend to think she is not going to accomplish anything much for us.”
Hoffman said the union has worked for three years to change the university’s antidiscrimination policy but that it has been turned down three times by the Affirmative Action and Personnel Policies Commission of the President’s Advisory' Council.
“We got tired of that and decided to go directly to the administration because nothing was being accomplished by going through committees,” Hoffman said.
“The university officials continue to make statements saying there is no discrimination regarding sexual orientations, but they just won’t change the clause,” Hoffman said.
“I just don’t understand it. It wouldn’t change any policies or decision-making processes but we’ve been shot down every time we’ve
(continued on page 2)
James Dennis, director of campus life and recreation, Hans Reiehl, director of the Office of Residential Life, and Larry Raful, assistant dean of the Law Center and chairman of the Student Administrative Services commission of President’s Advisory Council, who were also present at the meeting, dealt with other concerns listed in the MEChA report. Future meetings are scheduled to discuss the effect of the Bakke case on minority admissions in the Law Center and residential life policy.
This meeting with Appleton was the first phase in an eight-part drive, which MEChA is conducting to improve the minorities program at the university.
MEChA representatives met March 15 with John Marburger, dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, to discuss the expansion of the ethnic studies program and the granting of tenure to faculty in ethnic studies.
Gus Frias, adviser to MEChA, feels this action is bringing the needs of the minorities to the attention of the university.
By Peter Bylsma
SUIT Writer
A new copyright law may add to the costs of producing Songfest this year.
Previously, Songfest groups were able to use copyrighted music without penalty. Publishing houses are now warning the Songfest committee that payment will be necessary.
Songfest, the nation’s largest student musical will be held May 6 at the Hollywood Bowl.
The law does not cover performances of musical work without purposes of commercial use and without payment of any fee for the performance to any performers, directors or organizers, said Jules DuVal, field manager for the American Society of Composers, Publishers and Authors.
A blanket agreement has been established for universities by the association and the Broadcast Music Incorporated Publishing company covering on-campus, non-commercial performances without being sued.
“I suspect a blanket a-greement won’t cover Songfest this year,” DuVal said. “My understanding is that the use of material is restricted to on-campus performances. If it’s off-campus and you’re charging admission as well, then it’s not covered.”
Sources in the entertainment industry had warned Songfest committee leaders that a 15-cent fee from each ticket might be levied by the publishing houses
for royalties.
The Songfest committee anticipates an audience of 6,000.
The royalties charged for a performance in a 15,000-20,000 seat theater at $7 per ticket would be $180, DuVal said.
“Last year it was up to the individual groups to contact the publishers for permission to use material,” said Stacey Thomas, Songfest cochairman.
“We’re checking out the ramifications of the new law now, as well as the possibility of getting the fee waived on the grounds that SOngfest committee is renting the Bowl as an extension of the university since there aren’t adequate facilities on campus for the show,” she said.
“The logic of the new law is that a writer or a composer or a publisher won’t be forced to donate material when he isn’t sympathetic to the cause,” DuVal said.
“Every time one cost obstacle is cut, another one comes up,” Thomas said.
“Last year’s Songfest had extra costs due to late rehearsals taking a whole week to set up the show and having to pay overtime to the union crew,” Thomas said.
This year the committee hopes to cut costs, despite the extra copyright fee.
The committee is trying this year to cut costs by holding rehearsals in Bovard Auditorium and sticking to a tight schedule. The only rehearsals at the Bowl (continued on page 2)
Businessmen, local leaders debate proposed tax initiative
By Mike Schroeder
Staff Writer
Both sides of the controversial Jarvis-Gann tax-limitation initiative presented their cases at the University Hilton Wednesday in a program sponsored by the university’s Academy for School Boards and Administrators.
Although the impact of the initiative may be minimal to the university, the finances for public schools may be affected by as much as $7 billion if the ballot measure is passed.
Howard Jarvis, a Los Angeles businessman and tax reform figure, headlined the series of speeches that lasted throughout the day.
Also participating in the conference was Paul Gann, coauthor of the bill (with Jarvis).
After the afternoon’s'discussions were concluded, one statement made by Dean Tipps, legislative advocate of the California Taxpayers Assn., a group opposing the initiative, summed up all that was said.
"Nobody knows what the initiative will do if it is passed. Not Jarvis, not Gann, not me. . .not anybody,” Tipps said.
After presenting the first speech of the day in
espousing his beliefs, Jarvis was challenged by his opponents at the conference.
“Keeping the taxpayer solvent” was the philosophy behind the tax initiative, Jarvis said.
The initiative would cut property taxes to 1% of their market value and would revise assessments of property to their 1975 level.
Jarvis explained that the current system gives the state unlimited power to tax, which is an unacceptable principle in the United States.
“Unlimited taxation leads to unlimited government, which goes together with a lack of freedom,” Jarvis said.
He said he began work on the initiative five years ago with several principles in mind, which included a fair and impartial taxing system and a proportionally equal tax within the ability of the taxpayer to pay.
He said the initiative was not perfect but it was an attempt to limit property taxes to residential expenses only. His theory removes the funding of schools from the property owner’s responsibilities.
The initiative has so far forced the L«s Angeles school board to send out letters of possible dismis-(continued on page 2)

EXTERNAL COMBUSTION — A local resident's car ignited recently near the 32nd Street Market, but even the fire station on Jefferson Boulevard couldn't keep the engine from burning out. The firefighters responded to the call and attempted to put out the blaze with fire-extinguishing chemicals. The portable extinguishers were empty, however, and the fire continued until the engine was gutted. DT photo by Denis Wolcott.
Daily § Trojan
University of Southern California
New music copyright law may add to cost of Songfest production
Volume LXXIII, Number 29
Los Angeles, California
Thursday, March 30, 1978
Administrator proposes cutting MEChA’s $20,000 fund request
James Appleton, vice-president of student affairs, rejected a proposal that $20,000 be allotted to MEChA for funding of programs in a meeting Wednesday with representatives from university minority affairs groups.
The proposal was contained in a report MEChA submitted to Appleton in mid-February, informing him of minority students’ interests and needs.
Appleton said MEChA should allot $500 for operations and from $2,000 - $4,000 for celebrations or cultural events from funds allocated at the discretion of student affairs.
“The Office of Student Affairs is here for the needs of the students, to provide counseling and other services, but it is not appropriate for us to provide a large amount of funds independently to student organizations,” Appleton said.
“Five hundred dollars can in no way cover the cost of materials and supplies,” said Merci Marquez, a MEChA representative. “For example, MEChA doesn’t even have a typewriter and those alone cost $450. With these limited supplies and a shortage of funds, how can we provide minority students with the services they need?”
Gay students may file suit against university
By Jim Saenz
Staff Writer
Several members of the Gay Student Union have met with Rep. Yvonne Braithwaite Burke (D-Calif.) to consider filing a discrimination suit against the university and the Board of Trustees.
The union has been trying for several years to include the rights of gay individuals in the university’s decision-making policies.
The basis for the possible law suit arose after the university denied the union’s request to change its nondiscriminatory policy by including a clause prohibiting discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation.
“We met with Burke last February. She is involved with a bill aimed at extending civil rights protection to gay people and we reviewed all that has taken place in the matter thus far, and also what we can do to get the administration to agree with us,” said Rodney Hoffman, a union member who is heading the effort.
Burke, who is also a member of the university’s Board of Trustees, is a co-sponsor ofthe national Gay Rights Bill, now pending in Congress.
“She is very supportive of our efforts but I’m afraid she hasn’t been able to get much accomplished in getting the process speeded up,” Hoffman said.
Hoffman said Burke is also a candidate for California Attorney General, and has been unable to meet with the university administration.
“To my knowledge, she sent a letter to Carl Franklin (vice-president of legal affairs) to meet with him to discuss the situation, but as of yet the meeting hasn’t taken place,” Hoffman said.
,fBecause the progress is moving at such a glacial pace, I tend to think she is not going to accomplish anything much for us.”
Hoffman said the union has worked for three years to change the university’s antidiscrimination policy but that it has been turned down three times by the Affirmative Action and Personnel Policies Commission of the President’s Advisory' Council.
“We got tired of that and decided to go directly to the administration because nothing was being accomplished by going through committees,” Hoffman said.
“The university officials continue to make statements saying there is no discrimination regarding sexual orientations, but they just won’t change the clause,” Hoffman said.
“I just don’t understand it. It wouldn’t change any policies or decision-making processes but we’ve been shot down every time we’ve
(continued on page 2)
James Dennis, director of campus life and recreation, Hans Reiehl, director of the Office of Residential Life, and Larry Raful, assistant dean of the Law Center and chairman of the Student Administrative Services commission of President’s Advisory Council, who were also present at the meeting, dealt with other concerns listed in the MEChA report. Future meetings are scheduled to discuss the effect of the Bakke case on minority admissions in the Law Center and residential life policy.
This meeting with Appleton was the first phase in an eight-part drive, which MEChA is conducting to improve the minorities program at the university.
MEChA representatives met March 15 with John Marburger, dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, to discuss the expansion of the ethnic studies program and the granting of tenure to faculty in ethnic studies.
Gus Frias, adviser to MEChA, feels this action is bringing the needs of the minorities to the attention of the university.
By Peter Bylsma
SUIT Writer
A new copyright law may add to the costs of producing Songfest this year.
Previously, Songfest groups were able to use copyrighted music without penalty. Publishing houses are now warning the Songfest committee that payment will be necessary.
Songfest, the nation’s largest student musical will be held May 6 at the Hollywood Bowl.
The law does not cover performances of musical work without purposes of commercial use and without payment of any fee for the performance to any performers, directors or organizers, said Jules DuVal, field manager for the American Society of Composers, Publishers and Authors.
A blanket agreement has been established for universities by the association and the Broadcast Music Incorporated Publishing company covering on-campus, non-commercial performances without being sued.
“I suspect a blanket a-greement won’t cover Songfest this year,” DuVal said. “My understanding is that the use of material is restricted to on-campus performances. If it’s off-campus and you’re charging admission as well, then it’s not covered.”
Sources in the entertainment industry had warned Songfest committee leaders that a 15-cent fee from each ticket might be levied by the publishing houses
for royalties.
The Songfest committee anticipates an audience of 6,000.
The royalties charged for a performance in a 15,000-20,000 seat theater at $7 per ticket would be $180, DuVal said.
“Last year it was up to the individual groups to contact the publishers for permission to use material,” said Stacey Thomas, Songfest cochairman.
“We’re checking out the ramifications of the new law now, as well as the possibility of getting the fee waived on the grounds that SOngfest committee is renting the Bowl as an extension of the university since there aren’t adequate facilities on campus for the show,” she said.
“The logic of the new law is that a writer or a composer or a publisher won’t be forced to donate material when he isn’t sympathetic to the cause,” DuVal said.
“Every time one cost obstacle is cut, another one comes up,” Thomas said.
“Last year’s Songfest had extra costs due to late rehearsals taking a whole week to set up the show and having to pay overtime to the union crew,” Thomas said.
This year the committee hopes to cut costs, despite the extra copyright fee.
The committee is trying this year to cut costs by holding rehearsals in Bovard Auditorium and sticking to a tight schedule. The only rehearsals at the Bowl (continued on page 2)
Businessmen, local leaders debate proposed tax initiative
By Mike Schroeder
Staff Writer
Both sides of the controversial Jarvis-Gann tax-limitation initiative presented their cases at the University Hilton Wednesday in a program sponsored by the university’s Academy for School Boards and Administrators.
Although the impact of the initiative may be minimal to the university, the finances for public schools may be affected by as much as $7 billion if the ballot measure is passed.
Howard Jarvis, a Los Angeles businessman and tax reform figure, headlined the series of speeches that lasted throughout the day.
Also participating in the conference was Paul Gann, coauthor of the bill (with Jarvis).
After the afternoon’s'discussions were concluded, one statement made by Dean Tipps, legislative advocate of the California Taxpayers Assn., a group opposing the initiative, summed up all that was said.
"Nobody knows what the initiative will do if it is passed. Not Jarvis, not Gann, not me. . .not anybody,” Tipps said.
After presenting the first speech of the day in
espousing his beliefs, Jarvis was challenged by his opponents at the conference.
“Keeping the taxpayer solvent” was the philosophy behind the tax initiative, Jarvis said.
The initiative would cut property taxes to 1% of their market value and would revise assessments of property to their 1975 level.
Jarvis explained that the current system gives the state unlimited power to tax, which is an unacceptable principle in the United States.
“Unlimited taxation leads to unlimited government, which goes together with a lack of freedom,” Jarvis said.
He said he began work on the initiative five years ago with several principles in mind, which included a fair and impartial taxing system and a proportionally equal tax within the ability of the taxpayer to pay.
He said the initiative was not perfect but it was an attempt to limit property taxes to residential expenses only. His theory removes the funding of schools from the property owner’s responsibilities.
The initiative has so far forced the L«s Angeles school board to send out letters of possible dismis-(continued on page 2)